New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-08
A BIG NEV CITY BUILDING.
ADOPTION OF A GENERAL PLAN FOR ONE.


RECOMMENDATIONS OF TIE MAYOR RECORDER
sMYTH AND CONTROLLER LOEw,
Some time ago committee was appointed by the SINK
irg Fund Commissioners consisting OF tho Mayor. Re-
corder Smyth and Controller Lew, TO report on tie
question Of a new municipal buiLing. Tho committee
reported Yesterday says that after careful coodora
ton OF the authorizing the erection of criminal
court bnildns. they spsc! that it should be Deghn
at the earliest possible M In order TO accomnoIae
properly the criminal courts aud the several Gcpar'
ments OF the Gil government. The amount now paii
for the OF hired premises will be sufficient to
cover the OF building afording much greater con-
venencss for the transaction OF public business and Tor
the constantly growing demand or increased accommo-
datiOns The committee Is satisfied that the building
should be in tho City Hall Park because 1t Will bring the
departments AMI the courts in close proximity thus saw
ing much valuable AMI expense 10 the citizens and
the public officers. 70 economic space the committee has
decided that the building should take tho form Of two
wings. fronting Broadway and the other on PARK
Row. and leaving tho space the rear OF tho city Han
open court with ample provision for free passage
at the four corners. A rough plan OF tie proposed
addition has been made by Major Mclean the engineer
OF the Finance Department VINO ma lie the surveys Of the
sites The new bnildag will afford accommodations for
all the courts and departments OF tho city government
now occupying rented premises The plan and the lis
position of the space will be subject TO such modica-
tons IA careful study OF the problem may recommend
but believed that Sufficient information has now been
gathered to warrant the Sinking Fund Commission III
issuing the advertisements for competitive plans ana
specifications required by the act.
When the /, completed the buildings now
occupied by the criminal courts tho engine house and
the Hall OF Records will be removed Tina space thus
restored tho park will fully compensate Tor what has
been taken for the new building AMI be In much better
shape for public Iaon than 1t Is while tie
provisions II; t and air in the new building will be
boer than Ia any structure occupied by the city
government. With proper skill and taste IN designing
sufficient all municipal purposes at a reasonable cost
and worthy in ever respect OF the wealth and enterprise
of the metropolis.
The Park Row wing o. the proposed building will
have front Of 9l feet on Park Row ami Will be $50 feet
deep The broadway wing will front Broadway 22)
AMI bs 100 feet deep The buildings are TO nc SIX
stories In height with basement. The Broadway wing
II proposed 10 build The west Nj rat and whcn inc
first two complete the registers once can Do
accommodated there.
There viii be i've cOurt-rOOns all in that part OF tho
wings fronting tle open cOurtyari ana removed from
the noise AMI hustle OF the street Tho Mayor SAT- that
there could he better stgc Of architecture tdl inc
The that the wings are not connecte he san
dOrs the structure two buildings THIS was inc
/ opinion OF tho Corporate CoIntc. IN, cohpI',,o
recommended that there be i've prizes awaiei lot pans
of tho proposed buildings or $1,000, $1,000, 73,op),
=. 900 and ~ 900 respectively In connection wltn
this Dull ling committee had alsOe)u,teret the al
Toiabs the PARK Row VIM for the transportation OF
prisoners The tunuel can Ds built Tor HD)E Sl0Jp)p
Inc yearly nteles. which is about flJOD; 1t costs
over $500 to take the prisoners from tho IOnp5 10 inc
courts aud return The Controller WAS requested 10 pre-,
pare Telegraph copies OF the general plan suomttcl
with report these copies 20 be obtained AZ tHe ONCE
the Mayor architects may desire 10 compete Tor
the premiums offered t WAS resolved - advertise ioI
plans FOR tho buildings to be ready on MaIoA l. 1855.